Encyclopedia of GIS

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Encyclopedia of GIS is written by Shashi Shekhar and published by Springer Science & Business Media. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 038730858X (ISBN 10) and 9780387308586 (ISBN 13).

The Encyclopedia of GIS provides a comprehensive and authoritative guide, contributed by experts and peer-reviewed for accuracy, and alphabetically arranged for convenient access. The entries explain key software and processes used by geographers and computational scientists. Major overviews are provided for nearly 200 topics: Geoinformatics, Spatial Cognition, and Location-Based Services and more. Shorter entries define specific terms and concepts. The reference will be published as a print volume with abundant black and white art, and simultaneously as an XML online reference with hyperlinked citations, cross-references, four-color art, links to web-based maps, and other interactive features.